Washboard-clamp.



W. LAWLESS.

WASHBOARD CLAMP. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, 1914. 1,132,362, PatentedMar.16,1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS 60., PHOTO-M1140" WASHINGTON, D. c.

w. LAWLESS; WASHBOARD CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.25,1914.

1,132,362, 7 Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS C0,, PHOTG-LITHQ. WASHINGTON, D. c

' wAs'HBoAjnn-cn iMP. it" i V I To all whom it may concern Be it knownthat I, VVILLIAIiI LAWLESS, a citizen of the United States, residing atQuenemo, in the county ofOsage and State of Kansas, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in lVashboard-Clamps; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same. This invention relates to washboard clamps, designed for the purpose of holding a wash board firmlywithin a wash tub in position for use, and one of the principal ob jectsof the invention is to provide a device of simple construction whichwill hold a wash board at the desired inclination rela .tively to theWash tub to render the washing easy. Another object of the invention isto provide a wash board clamp in which means are provided for securingthe same to wash tubs of different sizesand to wash boards of differentdimensions, and which will hold the board at any required inclination,and support the board firmly in adjusted position.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a sectional view taken through a wash tub and showing a washboard clamp made in accordance with this invention secured to the upperedge of the wash tub and supporting a wash board, Fig. 2 is a view inelevation and partial section of a clampv made in accordance with thisinvention and made on a larger scale than Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a.perspective view of the clamp with portion of the wash board clampbroken away, Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2,Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 1 designates a wash tub of theusual or any suitable type, to which a wash board 2 of any suitablecharacter or construction is shown clamped within the wash tub 1 at thedesired inclination to suit the person doing the washing.

The clamp or device for connecting the wash board to the wash tub,comprises a bar 3 curved to extend over the upper edgeof the wash tub 1with its terminal end extending through a slot 4 in the supporting ISpecification of Letters Patent. 7

'per edge of awash tub member 5, having a 'depending member 6,

-tionf5 of the support. ,The'slots 5i and 43 1 .1 15 Applicationfi1edEebruary25Q19'14, gse 'ialixio.820,914

throughwhichaa screw 7 extends, the end 3 serve as a guide fortheclamping bar 3, and,

theenlarged portion 8 through which the screw 7 passes serves to'give along bearing to. the said screw; The other jaw of the clamp member'3projects downward within the tub as shown at 9, and is then extendedto form a horizontal arm 10. Projecting at an inclination from'the arm10 is a clamp support 11 provided with an elongated slot '12." A bar 13is adjustably clamped by means of a screw'14 tothe inclined-portion 11,said screw extending through the slot 12 and permitting adjustment ofthe bar 13.

The wash board clamps are adjustably connected to the bar 13, saidclamps each comprising an L-shape member 15 provided with a slot 16through which the bolt 17'ex-' tends, said bolt, also extending througha perforation in the bars, 13 and provided with a nut 18 at theirthreaded ends. The

members 15 are-provided with an angular] portion 19 and overhanging lugs20. Thumb screws 21 extend-through the members 15 in line withtheoverhanginglugs20 to clamp a wash board 2- in placela't clination in awash tub.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a wash board 2 of any widthmaybe quickly clamped at the opposite edges by. means of the screws'21and the overhanging lugs 20,. and that the wash board may be secured atany required inclination by adjustment of the screw 1 1 in the slot 12,while the entire devicemay be quickly connected to the up by means ofthe' thumb screw 7.

The invention is simplein construction, can be manufactured atcomparatively low the required in- I cost, is reliable and eflicient forits purpose,

cannot readily get out of order, and can be "quickly placed in positionto hold the wash board firmly in place in the wash tub to ren-v der'theoperation of washing comparatively easy. I V D Various changes may bemade in the details of construction without departing from the spiritand scope of the invention as defined in the claim.

What is claimed is V A wash board elamp comprising a curved U-shapedmember adapted to fit over the upper edge of a tub, guide mountedv onone arm of said member and adapted to bear against the outer side of aWash tub, a screw extending through said guide, an arm eX- tendingdownward from the e'urved member, a bar consisting of tWo sections, oneadjustable upon the other, said bar being connect- Copies of this patented to the arm and an L-shaped member at the outer end of said sectionsfor clamping a VVILLIAM LAWLESS.

Witnesses E. T. Lone G. W. EDINGTON.

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Washington, D. C.

